The Angola Hornets will take on the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Angola is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 35-8 victory over Fairfield. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since September 24, 2021, but that streak is no more.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Angola's defense and their three sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Lucas Lentz and Eric Neilson, who each picked up 0.5 sacks apiece.
Meanwhile, Andrean entered their tilt with Highland on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Trojans 52-13. The game marked the Fighting 59ers' most dominant win of the season so far.
A big part of Andrean's victory came down to the chemistry between Brady Elish and his top target Dylan Gore. Elish rushed for 122 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries while Gore threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. Those 202 passing yards gave Gore a new career-high. Brady Stovall was another key player, rushing for 69 yards and one score on only nine carries.
Andrean was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Angola's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-3. As for Andrean, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
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